Black Friday shoppers swamp nation's retailers

November 23, 2012

Mark Humphrey/AP

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Clint Fletcher shops for movies at a Best Buy store on Friday, Nov. 23, 2012, in Franklin, Tenn., after the store opened at midnight. Black Friday got off to its earliest start ever as some of the nation's stores opened Thursday night, beating the traditional Friday opening.

Mark Humphrey/AP

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Clint Fletcher shops for movies at a Best Buy store on Friday, Nov. 23, 2012, in Franklin, Tenn., after the store opened at midnight. Black Friday got off to its earliest start ever as some of the nation's stores opened Thursday night, beating the traditional Friday opening.